英语词汇hassle的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	hassle
词源	hassle n. "fuss, trouble," 1945, American English (in "Down Beat" magazine), perhaps from U.S. Southern dialectal hassle "to pant, breathe noisily" (1928), of unknown origin; or perhaps from hatchel "to harass" (1800), which may be a variant of hazel, the name of the plant that furnished switches for whippings. Noted in 1946 as a show biz vogue word. hassle v. 1951, from hassle (n.). Related: Hassled; hassling. Entries linking to hassle hazel n. Old English hæsl, hæsel, from Proto-Germanic hasalaz (source also of Old Norse hasl, Middle Dutch hasel, German hasel), from PIE koselo- "hazel" (source also of Latin corulus, Old Irish coll "hazel"). Shakespeare ("Romeo and Juliet," 1592) was first to use it (in print) in the sense of "reddish-brown color of eyes" (in reference to the color of ripe hazel-nuts), when Mercutio accuses Benvolio: Thou wilt quarrell with a man for cracking Nuts, hauing no reason, but because thou hast hasell eyes. updated on May 26, 2015
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